HONG KONG - The Hong Kong International Airport’s passenger volume rose 24.7 percent year-on-year to 4.8 million in July as its daily passenger traffic recorded a post-pandemic high.

The Airport Authority Hong Kong said in a statement that flight movements increased to 31,100 last month, up 29.3 percent year-on-year, while cargo throughput also increased 14.6 percent to 414,000 tonnes.

“Passenger traffic has maintained the growth momentum in July as daily passenger traffic exceeded 170,000 on peak days,” the airport authority said. “On 28 July, HKIA handled 173,000 passengers, reaching a post-pandemic high.”

The AAHK said all passenger segments, including Hong Kong residents and visitors, as well as transfer/transit passengers registered significant growth compared to the same month in 2023.

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Traffic to and from Southeast Asia, the Chinese mainland, and Japan recorded the most significant increases in the month, the AAHK said.

It said that cargo throughput at HKIA also continued its consecutive double-digit year-on-year growth since the beginning of the year.

Export cargo remained the main growth driver, increasing by 16.8 percent year-on-year, as cargo traffic to and from key trading regions in Europe, Southeast Asia and Middle East increased most significantly, the AAHK added.

For the first seven months of 2024, HKIA’s passenger volume rose 47.5 percent to over 30 million while flight movements increased 44.1 percent to 205,830 compared to the same period of 2023.

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Cargo traffic experienced a double-digit annual increase of 17.4 percent to about 2.8 million tonnes, the airport authority said.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume doubled to 49.2 million, while flight movements increased by 63.1 percent to 339,080. Cargo throughput reported a growth of 15.7 percent to 4.7 million tonnes, it added.